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Following a sometimes difficult but improved (on last years) period of increased training in preparation for this year’s Marathon , April 17th was now here and with expectation and apprehension, here I was lining up for my 2nd 26.2 mile run through the streets of the capital. All thanks and credit to Croft Ambrey Runners […]

Glorious sunny weather (no complaints from the helpers, but a bit warm for the runners!) greeted a record turnout: 117 runners completed the course, plus Nigel kindly sweeping up at the rear. There was no mud and even a fair display of bluebells for the last descent through the woods. Four male records fell: John […]

A really good turnout, with 25 runners completing the course on a cool, sunny evening. Stacey collapsed over the line (unaided by the officials) in a record-breaking 27 mins 40 secs, beating his PB by 21 seconds, and pushing the absent Mike down the listings and moving into 4th place in the all-time records. Not […]

As usual a choice of 17 or 25mile self navigation walk or run across some of the hills of mid Wales, to be completed in less than 10.5 hours. To include (most importantly as far as I’m concerned) a couple of food stops/check points and few ‘self clip’ checkpoints to visit in the more remote […]

Five Croft runners competed in the last race of the series, with four taking away a category award. The course involves a steep uphill and a fast downhill, possibly made more slippery by the dry conditions (the leaves in the woods giving no grip). Mick comfortably (if you ignore the look on his face after […]